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Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

1. In virtual memory, which is not a page replacement

algorithm ?
A.FIFO
B.BFS
C.LRU
D.Optimal
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2. Thrashing the CPU utilization.

A.Increases
B.keep constant
C.Decreases
D.None of the mentioned
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3. Mutual exclusion can be provided by the

A.mutex locks
B.binary semaphores
C.both mutex locks and binary
D.none of the mentioned
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4. A parent process calling system call will be suspended until

children processes terminate.
A.Wait
B.Fork
C.Exit
D.exec
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5. The primary purpose of an operating system is:

A.to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
B.to allow people to use the computer,
C.to keep systems programmers employed
D.to make computers easier to use
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6.What is dispatch latency?

A.the timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start
another
B.the timetaken by the processor to write a file into disk
C.the whole timetaken by all processor
D.none ofabove
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7. A page fault occurs when

A.the deadlock happens
B.the segmentation starts
C.the page is found in the memory
D.the page is not found in the memory
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8. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in

A.Ram
B.Rom
C.the cpu
D.memory cache
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9. What does RAID stand for?

A.redundant array of independent disks
B.redundant array of inexpensive disks
C.redundant array of intermediate disks
D.redundant array of improper disks
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10. The interval from the time of submission of a process to

the time of completion is termed as
A.waiting time
B.turnaround time
C.response time
D.throughput
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11. Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the

process that requests the CPU first?
A.first-come, first-served scheduling
B.shortest job scheduling
C.priority scheduling
D.none of the mentioned
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12. Which algorithm is defined in Time quantum?

A.shortest job scheduling algorithm
B.round robin scheduling algorithm
C.priority scheduling algorithm
D.multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
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13. CPU scheduling is the basis of

A.multiprocessor systems
B.multiprogramming operating systems
C.larger memory sized systems
D.none of the mentioned
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14. Which method is the best among file allocation methods?

a)Linked
b)Contiguous
c)Indexed
d)None of the these
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15. A process is selected from the queue by the

scheduler, to be executed.
A.blocked, short term
B.wait, long term
C.ready, short term
D.ready, long term
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16. Scheduling is done so as to

A.increase cpu utilization
B.decrease cpu utilization
C.keep the cpu more idle
D.none of the mentioned
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17. What is Turnaround time?

A.the total waiting time for a process to finish execution
B.the total time spent in the ready queue
C.the total time spent in the running queue
D.the total time from the completion till the submission of a
process
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18. Scheduling is done so as to

A.increase the turnaround time
B.decrease the turnaround time
C.keep the turnaround time same
D.there is no relation between scheduling and turnaround time
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19.Scheduling is done so as to
A.increase the turnaround time
B.decrease the turnaround time
C.keep the turnaround time same
D.there is no relation between scheduling and turnaround time
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20. Round robin scheduling falls under the category of

A.non-preemptive scheduling
B.preemptive scheduling
C.all of the mentioned
D.none of the mentioned
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